/tags/shasta-county Shasta County en-US Copyright Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:10:32 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-05/shasta-county-hires-controversial-figure-as-health-care-consultant Shasta County supervisors voted Tuesday to hire a new health care consultant to help address the shortage of providers in the county. But the person they chose has a controversial history. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:10:32 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-05/shasta-county-hires-controversial-figure-as-health-care-consultant Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2024-12-09/shasta-county-supervisors-to-ask-department-of-justice-to-investigate-election-issues Shasta County supervisors will vote to approve two letters on Tuesday asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate issues with their elections system. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 01:15:44 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-09/shasta-county-supervisors-to-ask-department-of-justice-to-investigate-election-issues Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2024-11-13/shasta-county-supervisors-host-rapid-fire-meeting-on-how-to-spend-opioid-settlement-funds 20 different nonprofits and government agencies presented at a Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday to ask for their slice of nearly $40 million in opioid settlement dollars. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:15:26 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-13/shasta-county-supervisors-host-rapid-fire-meeting-on-how-to-spend-opioid-settlement-funds Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2024-11-08/lots-of-ballots-left-to-count-in-shasta-county-because-of-printing-issue As of Friday afternoon, more than half of the ballots cast in Shasta County have yet to be counted. A printing issue with some of the ballots has significantly slowed down the process. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 23:42:26 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-08/lots-of-ballots-left-to-count-in-shasta-county-because-of-printing-issue Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2024-11-06/preliminary-results-in-shasta-county-supervisors-race-show-moderate-incumbent-losing A tough battle for one seat on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors could decide who controls the board next year. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:53:41 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-06/preliminary-results-in-shasta-county-supervisors-race-show-moderate-incumbent-losing Roman Battaglia /elections/2024-11-01/election-workers-quit-in-shasta-as-self-appointed-observers-roam-office Shasta County supervisors hired an elections chief without experience just months before the election. He’s already falling out of favor. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 23:52:26 GMT /elections/2024-11-01/election-workers-quit-in-shasta-as-self-appointed-observers-roam-office Sergio Olmos /politics-government/2024-10-03/redding-city-council-votes-in-favor-of-long-term-home-for-rodeo Redding’s historic rodeo is one step closer to securing use of prime riverfront property. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:29:54 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-03/redding-city-council-votes-in-favor-of-long-term-home-for-rodeo Justin Higginbottom /politics-government/2024-09-21/shasta-county-supervisors-race-will-again-change-the-balance-of-power-on-board Two candidates are vying for a seat in politically polarized Shasta County this year. The race for the final board of supervisors seat will determine the balance of power. Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:47:10 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-21/shasta-county-supervisors-race-will-again-change-the-balance-of-power-on-board Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2024-07-30/new-shasta-county-policies-for-media-worry-free-press-advocates Shasta County has issued new policies for media covering public Board of Supervisors meetings. Those rules have raised concerns over press freedom. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:27:59 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-30/new-shasta-county-policies-for-media-worry-free-press-advocates Justin Higginbottom /politics-government/2024-07-02/shasta-county-voters-will-decide-this-november-how-to-fill-vacant-elected-offices The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to put a change to the county charter on the ballot in November. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:26:34 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-02/shasta-county-voters-will-decide-this-november-how-to-fill-vacant-elected-offices Roman Battaglia